Featuring the assorted personalities and characters living in the diverse pockets of the Queen Anne neighborhood, and the local businesses, organizations and amenities that make the hill a wonderful place to live.

Where we Fit

Queen Anne is just one of the neighborhoods making up the lacework that is Seattle And Seattle is one of the communities that is King County, and King County is…..Washington State, and Washington State is…..well, you can see where I’m going.

Queen Anne, as a neighborhood, influences the world, and in turn is influenced by that world.

It those influences, nuanced as they may be, that I think about, and write about…all in the context of my own life experiences.

But how do we influence? In a unique way, for among our residents are City, County, State and Federal employees, appointees and elected officials. Our Community impacts upon them, just as they, in their personal activities and duties impact upon us and the rest of the world.

It does seem sometimes tho, that altho they are among us, and know what is happening, nothing remedial seems to happen until WE kick up a fuss. Maybe their sense of Community tends to become diluted and they lose sight of what’s important to us.

Unfortunately, the loudest fuss is sometimes kicked up by Archie, but it’s really Edith that must be listened to. But Archie does serve a purpose….he defines the outer limits.

Be that as it may, however, what really amazes and puzzles me is the range of discretion that’s available to those responsible for citing violations and enforcing the rules, regulations and laws of this Nation of Laws. The latest example of my puzzlement is Rush Limbaugh. There must be thousands behind bars who have not been afforded the same discretionary “punishment”